What were noteworthy values in ancient Athens?

There was a series of values considering ancient Athens and especially Athens of the 5th century B.C. Probably the most important was the idea that the free citizen of Athens was an integral part of the political community. Each citizen simply could not think himself outside the political system of the city. read more

The most noteworthy values in ancient Athens is the way it was governed; by democracy (you can learn about how this form of government came to be by reading up on Solon, Cleisthenes etc). The Athenian democracy was very successful and in the classical period of Greece's history, spanning about the 5th - 4th century BCE, Athens entered a golden age. read more

Boys were taught at home until they age of six and then sent off to school. Ancient Greek schools in many city states featured a structure that had boys in school from the age of six until fourteen and then an optional additional four years. The boys were trained in areas of the arts as well as in citizen training. read more

A very important record of the 'conventional wisdom' in the Greek world was the wisdom of the Seven Sages of Greece, a set of semi-legendary figures (mostly real people of the semi-literate 7th century BC, so their deeds and sayings are mostly filtered through oral tradition rather than direct records). read more